O. Sfreddo et H. Mullerbuschbaum, PARTIAL TETRAHEDRAL OXYGEN COORDINATION O F INDIUM IN BAIN2ZN3O7 - A CONSIDERATION OF THE BA(2)LN(2)ZN(8)O(13) BALNALZN(3)O(7) TYPE/, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. B, A journal of chemical sciences, 53(5-6), 1998, pp. 517-520
Single crystals of BaIn2Zn3O7 have been prepared by solid state reacti
on and crystallization from flux. X-ray investigations led to hexagona
l symmetry, space group C-6v(4)-P6(3)mc, lattice constants a = 6.342(1
), c = 10.282(1) Angstrom, Z = 2. BaIn2Zn3O7 shows tetrahedral positio
ns statistically occupied by In3+ and Zn2+. The crystal structure is i
sotypic to Ba(2)Ln(2)Zn(8)O(13) and BaLnAlZn(3)O(7). A discussion of t
he related compounds is given.